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A program dedicated to keeping the art of gardening simple, fun, and always rewarding. Hosts Jim and Mary Competti have been writing, speaking and sharing their love of gardening for the las...
This week Jim & Mary are talking hostas - or more importantly - how and when to fertilize hostas to keep them beautiful all summer long! Unl...
Getting your tomato plants off to a great start is one of the biggest keys to growing a big harvest of juicy tomatoes in the summer – and th...
When it comes to growing healthy, productive vegetables and flowers in raised beds – success all begins with filling your raised beds with t...
When it comes to maintaining healthy plants and weed-free flowerbeds, mulch is the answer. There is little doubt that it has tremendous bene...
Are you using egg shells correctly in your garden and flowerbeds? Egg shells are one of the most commonly recommended organic ingredients fo...
Jim & Mary discuss early spring daylily care - and how to best fertilize them for bigger blooms! The best time to fertilize daylilies is in...
If you are looking for the best way to support your tomato plants this year without spending a fortune - today's episode covers how to creat...
In this season's first episode, Jim and Mary walk listeners through the four simple steps to planting and growing cucumbers. See how with ju...
There is no harder time for birds than trying to survive in the harsh, bleak and cold conditions winter can bring - and there is no better w...
Did you know that how you water your poinsettias during the holiday season is one of the biggest factors of all in determining just how long...
Looking for a few low-maintenance, drought resistant perennials to add big interest and color to your landscape – all without the worry of h...
See how to fertilize your hanging baslets like a pro! Jim and Mary walk listeners through how to fertilize their baskets low and slow - and...
Jim and Mary walk listeners through how to stop carpenter bees from damaging the wood around their home, without having to kill of these imp...
Want to give your young tomato plants a jump start and get them growing fast? Jim and Mary walk listeners through how to power up tomato pla...
Jim and Mary walk listeners through how to recycle, recharge and reuse old potting soil. Potting soil can be one of the biggest annual expen...
Listen in as Jim and Mary walk you through getting your garden growing early in the season with seed crops! From sugar snap peas, to spinach...
Jim and Mary talk about dividing perennials in the spring, and how to transplant them into your flowerbeds to help add more color and stop w...
In today's episode, Jim and Mary walk listeners through the simple steps for how to create their own powerful and amazing potting soil - wit...
Jim & Mary take listeners through the process of ornamental grass care, inlcuding when to cut them back and how to divide and transplant ove...
Looking for a few simple and safe methods to control and repel ticks in your backyard this spring, summer and fall? Jim and Mary take you th...
Jim and Mary discuss how to keep the soil in your raised beds healthy and strong, including the best ways to recharge and re-energize the so...
Jim and Mary talk about how to prune tomato plants - and why it's so important for their success! See how to prune your plants to allow air...
Jim and Mary discuss how to best fertilize your tomato plants, including when to fertilize, how often, and a few of the best types of fertil...
Jim and Mary discuss the benefits of planting marigolds in your garden, flowerbeds and landscape. Listen in and see how marigolds can bring...
Jim and Mary cover the topic of hardening off vegetable and flower transplants in the spring. Hardening off tender young plants is seedlings...
See how easy growing vegetables in straw bales can be! Jim and Mary take you through the steps of setting up a straw bale planter, all while...
Jim and Mary walk listeners through the process of planting, growing and maintaining a strawberry crop. From June bearing to everbearing var...
See the best methods for collecting and using rain water for your garden, flowerbeds & landscape - and why it's one of the best ways to wate...
Jim and Mary discuss the 5 best ways to use compost in your garden and flowerbeds. Compost is the key to adding healthy nutrients to your so...
Jim and Mary take a look at how to plant and maintain a perennial crop of asparagus. Asparagus can grow and produce for 20 years or more, bu...
Jim and Mary are back for Season 2 of the Simple Garden Life Podcast. Listen as they talk about the benefits of saving egg shells and coffee...
Jim and Mary take a look at dividing perennials in the fall, including when and how to divide, and why it is so important for keeping your f...
Jim and Mary take you through the process of how to plant a fall cover crop in your garden, and why it is so important. Cover crops not only...
A look at how to deadhead flowers to keep both your annuals and perennials strong and vibrant. Jim and Mary talk about the age-old practice...
Jim and Mary discuss when and how to fertilize a garden to get the most from your crops. See when you should start to power up young transpl...
Jim and Mary discuss succession planting in the garden, and how to get the most from your space with multiple plantings.
Jim and Mary discuss how to create gorgeous container plants by using perennial plants instead of annuals. Learn how to create beautiful pot...
Jim and Mary discuss 8 simple but effective garden tools that should be in every gardener's tool shed. These 8 tools are not only inexpensiv...
Jim and Mary discuss their favorite heirloom tomatoes to grow in the garden. From fresh eating, to making sauce, pasta, juice and more - lis...
Jim and Mary discuss their best secrets to keep your hanging baskets looking great from spring until fall. From selecting the right plants,...
Jim and Mary discuss growing vegetable in 5 gallon buckets, and how easy it is to grow nearly any type of vegetables you can dream of in con...
Jim and Mary take a look at the secrets behind keeping your flowerbeds weed free, and how to do it without working hours every day at it!
Jim and Mary cover how to get your vegetable garden off to the best start possible with 7 key planting day secrets! How you plant on plantin...
Jim and Mary discuss their top tips for how to grow your best crop of cucumbers. Whether growing in a garden, in raised beds, or containers,...
Jim and Mary discuss how to make compost tea, and its many uses in the vegetable garden, flower beds, and for fertilizing hanging baskets, c...
Jim and Mary cover how to create a Raised Row Garden this spring, and how to maintain it year round! The Raised Row garden method continues...
Worm castings are quite simply one of the most powerful, incredible, plant-energizing & soil fertilizing ingredients you can use. And, they...
Weeds can turn a gorgeous garden into an eyesore in just a few weeks. In addition, they can also choke the life out of your plants, competin...
Jim and Mary take a look at the secrets to creating and maintaining a great compost pile. Compost is an amazing organic powerhouse of nutrie...
A look at how to easily start your vegetable and flower seeds indoors before planting season. Jim and Mary take a look at the basic supplies...